Harry Brooks

Harry Brooks (September 20, 1895 – June 22, 1970) was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s to the early 1950s. Brooks was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania. After graduating from his hometown high school in 1914, he worked as a pianist with Pittsburgh bands (dance orchestras) and then as a staff composer for a publishing company. He is recalled mostly in the 21st century for his work with his friends Thomas "Fats" Waller and the lyricist Andy Razaf. Brooks was the composer of several hit songs including his composition "Ain't Misbehavin'", written with Waller and Razaf. Also with Razaf and Waller, Brooks scored the Broadway shows Snapshots of 1921 and Connie's Hot Chocolates. He died, aged 74, in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 20, 1895 (Homestead), Died June 22, 1970

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, trombone, songwriter, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 85 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	[W]148817	10-in.	7/16/1929	Ain't misbehavin'	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W148905	10-in.	8/20/1929	Ain't misbehavin'	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W149100	10-in.	10/5/1929	Ain't misbehavin'	George Bias	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	composer
Columbia	W149950	10-in.	1/31/1930	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue?	Mills Merry Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150160	10-in.	4/1/1930	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152667	10-in.	1/11/1934	Ain't misbehavin'	Claude Hopkins and his Orchestra ; Orlando Robinson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	S-70303	10-in.	Nov. 1921	I'm cuckoo over you	Markel's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W402534	10-in.	7/19/1929	Ain't misbehavin'	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W402535	10-in.	7/22/1929	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W402540	10-in.	7/19/1929	That rhythm man	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W402541	10-in.	7/19/1929	Sweet Savannah Sue	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W402551	10-in.	8/2/1929	Jungle jamboree	Harlem Footwarmers	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W402553	10-in.	8/2/1929	Snake hip dance	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W402881	10-in.	8/23/1929	Ain't misbehavin'	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W402924	10-in.	9/11/1929	When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you)	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W403428	10-in.	12/15/1929	Je sais pos c cannye	Patrick (Dak) Pellerin ; Mina Stubbs	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	6153	10-in.	approximately July 1921	Saturday	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	6835-6836	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1921	I'm cuckoo over you	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E30094	10-in.	6/28/1929	Ain’t misbehavin’	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E30585	10-in.	7/29/1929	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue	Jungle Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E30586	10-in.	7/29/1929	Jungle jamboree	Jungle Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E31558	10-in.	Dec. 1929	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E31559	10-in.	Dec. 1929	My man is good for nothing but love	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E31919	10-in.	1/31/1930	Black and blue	Adrian Rollini ; Snake & Teddy	Saxophone solo, with piano and guitar	composer
Brunswick	E35750	10-in.	12/15/1930	Saturday	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 26-50 of 85 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Harry," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105536.

Brooks, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105536.

"Brooks, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.